Definition of Catherine II in English:
Catherine II
proper nounˈkaθrɪnˌkaTH(ə)rən T͟Həˈsekənd
(1729–96), empress of Russia, reigned 1762–96; known as Catherine the Great. She became empress after her husband, Peter III, was deposed; her attempted social and political reforms were impeded by the aristocracy. She formed alliances with Prussia and Austria, and made territorial advances at the expense of the Turks and Tartars.
Definition of Catherine II in US English:
Catherine II
proper nounˌkaTH(ə)rən T͟Həˈsekənd
(1729–96), empress of Russia; reigned 1762–96; known as Catherine the Great. She became empress after her husband, Peter III, was deposed. She formed alliances with Prussia and Austria and made territorial advances at the expense of the Turks and Tartars.